trauma

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In the e-zine the band's guitarist The Edge, said if Days of Ash was about "a world in trauma", then Easter Lily is about where the band goes for "strength to walk through this world".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

We are the product of their trauma, from their parents.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The church was "seeking to become more trauma informed, listening to survivors and victims of abuse", she said in an interview with the BBC this week.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Psychological trauma, social fragmentation, and economic dislocation are persistent scars that can span generations.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Then, to save her the trauma of breaking it to me, I ask, “Did he ask after you dropped me off on Friday?”

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen